A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, judge ruled Monday that Bill Cosby’s deposition in his sexual assault accuser’s long-settled civil lawsuit against him can be used as evidence in his upcoming criminal trial.

Cosby’s attorneys argued in November that the judge should not allow the deposition to be used in the criminal case because, they claimed, former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. promised not to prosecute the 79-year-old Cosby in exchange for his cooperation with Andrea Constand‘s lawsuit.

In the deposition for Constand’s suit, conducted over four days in 2005 and 2006, Cosby admitted to having
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Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill concluded Monday that Cosby never had a promise from prosecutors that he could never be charged.

The 79-year-old Cosby acknowledged in the 2006 deposition that he had given young women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounters. He called them consensual, but many of the women say they were drugged and molested.

The ruling on the deposition is one of two key pretrial issues. The judge must also decide if prosecutors can call 13 other accusers.

Scandal-plagued comedian Bill Cosby was dealt a heavy blow in the looming sexual assault trial against him, as a judge ordered that potentially damaging deposition testimony that Cosby gave in 2005 and 2006 can be used in the case.
Cosby’s team had sought to suppress the deposition testimony, claiming that previous Montgomery County, Pennsylvania district attorney Bruce Castor had agreed not to prosecute him for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
However, in an order handed down Monday, Judge Steven. T. O’Neill shot down that line of argument.
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Back in February, after being criminally charged with sexual assault, Bill Cosby demanded to delay a defamation lawsuit brought by several women who claim being falsely branded as liars. At the time, plaintiffs' attorney Joseph Cammarata urged a Massachusetts judge to move forward, talking about the need to depose, among others, Cosby’s former attorney Martin Singer, music producer Quincy Jones and agents at William Morris Endeavor.

Cammarata beat back a full stay of the case, but now he has reversed himself. Late last week, the attorney filed a motion to completely pause discovery of the civil lawsuit pending
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This ain’t no disco. This ain’t no Cosby Show, either. This is Emmmm-pire.

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Oh yes, Phylicia Rashad (the artist formerly known as Clair Huxtable) casts an imposing shadow across Cookie Lyon’s living room this week — bringing enough shade to make Al Roker wonder about the sudden and unexpected appearance of a solar eclipse.

But despite all the not-so-subtle hints of acidity brought by Rashad’s formidable Diana Dubois, there’s no escaping the scent of raw onions being chopped in the kitchen at the end of
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Over the past couple of years, TV Land, Bet, and other outlets dropped The Cosby Show reruns from their lineups. Networks made these programming changes, after scores of rape and sexual assault allegations, leveled against Bill Cosby, came to the public fore. Just earlier this month, Hulu let its licensing deal with producers Carsey Werner expire. According to THR though, "insiders" say that had nothing to do with the accusations made by more than 50 women.It seems that now, The Cosby Show is bouncing back. Bounce TV has picked up the sitcom in syndication. The network says there is "popular demand" for it. The Cosby Show will begin airing on Bounce, December 19th. This move comes as something of a surprise. After the scandal had played out for the better part of a year, in July 2015, the cable channel pulled its Cosby TV series reruns. That sitcom first ran on CBS from 1996 to 2000.Read
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On Wednesday, Bill Cosby was handed two big defeats by a Pennsylvania judge overseeing a criminal case that charges him with sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.

Judge Steven O'Neill rejects Cosby's motion to dismiss the charges based on an alleged deprivation of defendant's due process rights.

Cosby had argued that the decade-long delay by the Montgomery County District Attorney to charge the entertainer "created a perfect storm of prejudice, bias, and delay," as witnesses died, evidence disappeared, and his eyeslight slipped.

His lawyers also again pointed to the non-prosecution agreement, which allowed Cosby to testify in Constand's civil suit, and
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Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill on Wednesday refused to dismiss the sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby and ruled against him on two other motions.

O’Neill also promised to rule before the next court hearings, scheduled for Dec. 13-14, on whether Cosby’s depositions in a long-settled civil suit against him may be used in his criminal case. And the judge denied Cosby’s request for competency hearings and in-camera interviews with 13 women who prosecutors want to have testify at his trial.

Cosby, 79, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting
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The Grammy winner sat down with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Wednesday, and was quite candid about her ongoing divorce battle and reports that her estranged husband is asking for $130,000 a month in spousal support. Blige even offered up advice to women in similar situations.

"My message to those women that are going through the same thing is you cannot rely on people to handle your business," she shared. "You have to handle your business. You have to take responsibility and stay on top of it, because things like this will happen if you don't."

Bill Cosby is planning a comeback after his pending criminal trial and defamation lawsuits are over, his attorney Angela Agrusa said in a court motion filed Friday. Agrusa, who took over as Cosby’s main lawyer earlier this year, said in the motion that “there is no reason to believe otherwise.”
The motion comes as part of the defamation case filed against Cosby by several women, in which access to his business records is being sought, including deals with his former…
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Bill Cosby is planning a comeback after his pending criminal trial and defamation lawsuits are over, his attorney Angela Agrusa said in a court motion filed Friday. Agrusa, who took over as Cosby’s main lawyer earlier this year, said in the motion that “there is no reason to believe otherwise.”
The motion comes as part of the defamation case filed against Cosby by several women, in which access to his business records is being sought, including deals with his former…
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At least as far as his lawyers are concerned, Bill Cosby intends to return to his entertainment career — once all these rape accusations are sorted out.

In a brief arguing that documents relating to her client’s lawsuit should be sealed, Cosby’s attorney Angela Agrusa wrote to a judge in Massachusetts that the 79-year-old disgraced entertainer — who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault spanning decades — hopes to return to his career after this case is resolved.

“When Mr. Cosby is cleared from all liability and charges, he expects to resume his career, and there is no reason to believe otherwise,” she argued.

“No reason.” Hm.

To be sure, this is the law as usual. Lawyers are supposed to defend their clients however they can. But in the face of what has come out of the woodwork about Cosby, this brief is brazen reframing of his current public image. The
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As he fights to put an end to a criminal prosecution, Bill Cosby is optimistic that he'll again entertain fans at some point in the future.
On Thursday, Cosby's attorney Angela Agrusa argued to a Massachusetts judge why documents produced by Creative Artists Agency should be sealed in a defamation lawsuit brought by seven women. The documents in question, according to court briefs, contain information about Cosby's negotiated compensation for his performances, some of his contracts and also reflect the cancelation of business arrangements since the sexual assault firestorm.
The plaintiffs are objecting to the proposed sealing. One of the

Pregnancy certainly suits Keshia Knight Pulliam!
The former Cosby Show actress is positively glowing this photo from her maternity shoot. The mom-to-be Instagrammed this beautiful image Monday, writing, "I can't believe my belly is so Big!! Thank you @lancegross for capturing such a magical time in my life & @tracynicoleatl for this perfect dress. This journey has been amazing!!"
Keshia urged fans to download her Play.it podcast "Kandidly Keshia" for "candid updates" on her baby-to-be. This was where she announced her plans to name her little girl Ella Grace.
"I knew Ella was going to be my first baby girl's first name. Then in the midst of all of this is when
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Bill Cosby left court in Norristown, Pennsylvania around 5 p.m. Tuesday after a full day of legal arguments in the first of a series of hearings to decide what evidence gets admitted at his sexual assault trial and whether the criminal charges against him should be dismissed.

Cosby, 79, is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, now 43, at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, mansion in January 2004.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has denied similar allegations from more than 50 women.

Final Update, 1:51 Pm: The first of the expected two-day Bill Cosby pre-trial hearings has just adjourned for today after a short return to the courtroom following the recess in the 2004 sexual assault case.
Cosby, his lawyers and the prosecutors from the Montgomery County D.A.’s office will all be back on Wednesday in Judge Steven O’Neill’s courtroom. The judge advised the defense side to submit documentation that reinforce their statements today in regards to a 2005 no…
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Bill Cosby has arrived for a pivotal hearing involving the sexual-assault charges against him. Related: Bill Cosby’s Attorneys Claim Comedian Is Legally Blind Cosby, 79, is in Pennsylvania seeking a dismissal in what is expected to be a two-day trial. For Cosby’s potential victims, this hearing means everything. Depending on the outcome, more than a […]
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William Morris agent Norman Brokaw, who rose from the mailroom of the fabled agency to chairman-ceo in a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 89.

Brokaw packaged talent for radio, paving the way for similar, highly lucrative agency efforts in television and, indeed, helped start Wma’s television division, luring major film stars to TV. His contract negotiations for actress Kim Novak led to increased profit participation deals for talent, and he guided the career of Bill Cosby. Brokaw was also a pioneer in signing sports stars to talent deals.

In 1943, the 15-year-old Brokaw was employed delivering mail for Morris at $25 a week, and he became the first employee to use this route to becoming an agent, paving the way for countless other agents and executives including Michael Ovitz, Barry Diller, Sue Mengers and David Geffen. He was the nephew of Morris agent Johnny Hyde and rose by getting to know the inner workings of
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Bill Cosby is now “legally blind” and his memory has “substantially declined” so he will have trouble defending himself and identifying his accusers, his attorneys said in a 13-page brief filed late Thursday.

“How can a 79-year-old blind man defend himself against a claim that he sexually assaulted someone he supposedly met once, half a century ago?” states the brief, filed by Cosby attorneys Brian McMonagle and Angela Agrusa and obtained by People.

“The answer is simple: He cannot, and the Commonwealth knows he cannot … Without his eyesight, Mr. Cosby cannot even determine whether has has ever even seen some of his accusers,
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I don’t want to get political here, though this was good for several laughs, but some things about what seems to be Trump’s spiral are worth recognizing, and since Seth is willing to pick up the ball, I don’t have to actually do it.

Trump is apparently becoming exceedingly paranoid, and now he’s even having a go at alligators for reason. As someone has already said, Trump’s “media against me” claims are hard to address, because it seems all he’s complaining about is that the media keeps reporting what he said.

Also making the news recently, Trump has vowed to sue the women who have come forward to accuse him. It,
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